Come home to Reservoir

Reservoir, VIC 3073

SDA Design Category: Fully Accessible Overnight Support: Inactive Night (Sleepover) SDA cost: $9,348.71

Where is this house?

Located in the Northeastern suburb of Reservoir. Within ten minutes’ walk, is the Reservoir Train Station for the convenience of catching public buses and trains. Being just over 10 kilometres from Melbourne CBD, accessing the city for entertainment is approximately 45 minutes commute. It is close to the Northland Shopping Centre, Preston Market, the High Street food quarter, Sydney Road shops and restaurants. The region contains popular recreation areas and facilities, including Edwardes Lake and the Reservoir Leisure Centre. Medical needs are well taken care of with Sudhakaran Medical Clinic less than a kilometre and further afield is the well renown Austin Hospital.

About this property

This home is a brick veneer purpose-built property with large windows for plenty of natural light as well as expansive verandas for shade. it comprises five bedrooms, with three towards the front of the home and the other two towards the rear. There is a large, centralised kitchen that opens up into the front Living Room as well as the rear open plan dining and living space. It features central heating and cooling throughout the property. Outside there is an undercover alfresco area which overlooks the expansive backyard with large shady trees.

Accessibility

The house is wheelchair accessible. The SDA design category of this property is Fully Accessible; Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment. There is two fully accessible bathrooms, one at either end of the house. The bathroom towards the rear of the home also features a bath. At all entrances there is handrails. The house has wide open hallway for ease of access as well as wider doorways.

Support

The SIL team currently offer support seven days per week with an Inactive Night (sleepover) model of overnight support. The Inactive Night worker commences shift at 3.00 pm. On weekends there is a ratio of 2: 5 during the daytime hours and then one rostered Inactive Night support worker. The SIL team are trained in First Aid, Positive Behaviour Support and Dual Disability. The current SIL support provider is ARUMA.

About the vacant room

Bedroom 1 is located at the very front of the home overlooking the front garden. It is also close to the fully accessible bathroom conveniently located at the front also. The room features built in wardrobes and laminate timber floor coverings. There is also air conditioning and heating in the vacant room to keep the resident comfortable.

Who lives in this house?

The current residents are male and female. They are aged in their 50 s to 70 s. Their hobbies and interests include watching television, sitting quietly with others for conversation and playing ball games. Most residents use verbal communication with one resident using augmented communication. Support needs vary from resident to resident, from prompting and supervision to full assistance with personal hygiene and domestic related tasks. The current resident group are aging, thus experiencing some of the common health conditions which require additional assistance such as high blood pressure and cholesterol management. Whilst all residents are ambulant with mobility, one resident is assisted with a four-wheelie walker. Typically, the current resident group are well settled, having resided together for quite an extended time. One resident may go into other bedrooms without consent and another resident may experience anxious moments. It is preferred that the new housemate is not loud or displays any behaviours of concern than may mentally or physically impact on the current resident group.

Things the applicant needs to know

The applicant must be 18 years old or over. This is an enrolled Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) property. Therefore, the applicant would need to be eligible for the appropriate SDA level of funding in the applicant's NDIS plan. The applicant will need to be able to pay for rent and utilities. The applicant or their representative will need to establish a Residential Agreement. The SDA building type for this house is Group Home. The SDA design category of house is Fully Accessible. The SDA cost is $9,348.71.

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